7A06

                                                                                           PAY RANGE: 13

(General)

(Community Life Improvement Program)

LABOR CREW CHIEF I

GENERAL DEFINITION

          This is supervisory work in charge of the activities of a large group of workers engaged in general laboring operations or a smaller group of laborers engaged in a variety of laboring tasks.  Some employees in this class may be in charge of Labor Crew Sub-Chiefs responsible for supervising the activities of a crew of manual workers engaged in general laboring operations.

          Work is performed under the supervision of a higher level laboring or trades supervisor.  Assignments are stable in nature and are performed in accordance with instructions and established routines.  The employee has controlling responsibility for the work of a laboring crew.  Employees frequently work outdoors in inclement weather where conditions can be only partially controlled.  Prolonged standing and walking are frequently required to supervise laboring operations.

TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF WORK (ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY)

BOTH SPECIALTIES

          Gives special and continuing instructions to a large crew of laborers, equipment operators and/or semiskilled laborers which is frequently divided into several smaller crews supervised by Labor Crew Sub-Chiefs; tours area to check progress of crew members for compliance with work orders and established routines; frequently offers instructions and guidance to crew during assignment; makes adjustments in assignment of employees and equipment as necessary; disciplines employees; prepares routine reports such as time and production sheets, injury reports and maintenance reports.

          Performs the above duties in such activities as:

          Street cleaning and collecting and removing refuse in an assigned street area;

          Sign erecting activities performed by several crews at scattered work locations;

          Cutting grass, raking leaves and cleaning city park areas and recreation sites;

          Erecting and dismantling grandstands for civic affairs, transporting furniture, equipment and miscellaneous supplies for city departments, and removing snow from the sidewalks of city-owned buildings.

          Cleaning large industrial equipment such as pumps and heaters, removing debris from grid chambers and draining and cleaning tanks;

          Abating nuisances by rat proofing buildings.

          Performs related work as required.

COMMUNITY LIFE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

          Give instructions and training to other crews engaged in vacant lot abatement work and property maintenance across multiple locations; assist in the removal of heavy overgrowth, hazardous debris; ensure completion of large cleanup projects; coordinates equipment and fuel allocation; reviews and reports hazardous properties to superiors.           Performs related work as required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

KNOWLEDGE OF:

•tools and equipment and materials and supplies commonly used in general laboring or landscaping operations

•occupational hazards present and safety precautions used in laboring operations

•practices and methods used in laboring operations

•supervisory methods and practices

ABILITY TO:

•plan, lay-out, oversee and check the work of a large group of laborers, semiskilled laborers and equipment operators

•understand and follow written and oral instructions

•keep routine records and to make reports

•obtain a productive performance from a laboring crew under adverse weather conditions

MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE (The following statement represents the minimum training and experience standards which will be used to admit or reject applicants for tests.  Applications submitted by candidates for this class will be reviewed based on training and experience requirements as approved on 8/25.)

BOTH SPECIALTIES:

EDUCATION:

Education equivalent to the completion of the eighth grade.

AND

GENERAL SPECIALTY:

EXPERIENCE:

Two years of experience in general laboring operations.

COMMUNITY LIFE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM:

EXPERIENCE:

One year of experience responsible for overseeing multiple crews engaging in vacant lot abatement operations in the Community Life Improvement Program as a Senior Crew Chief.

OR

Any equivalent combination of training and experience.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND/OR CERTIFICATES

          Possession of a valid proper class motor vehicle operator's license as issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to appointment and during tenure of employment as a Labor Crew Chief I if required by work assignment.

                                                                                Class Established 1/53

Spec. Revision 9/84

Latest Spec. Revision: CSC – 8/25; Ad. Board – 9/25

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